Open a little less than two years, restaurant owners announced on Facebook and on its website Wednesday that Marlene’s had closed Saturday.

“We have decided this for personal reasons and wish for you all to remember the fun times in our establishment,” the post read.

Owner Kim Carstens, an accountant by trade, opened the 46-seat restaurant in a mixed-use and residential development called Sevastopol Station south of downtown Des Moines in 2016. The restaurant, 938 S.E. Sixth St., featured a contemporary American menu.